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Enterprise Account Executive, (San Francisco Bay Area remote)
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Astronomer is hiring an Enterprise Account Executive to acquire and expand large California enterprise accounts for its Astro DataOps platform. The role owns the full sales cycle, from prospecting and qualification through demonstrations, proposals, negotiation, and close. Success requires experience selling complex SaaS, data infrastructure, developer tooling, or cloud solutions to technical stakeholders. The position is remote for candidates in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and includes some customer and team travel. It is a high-growth hunting role with strong cross-functional partnership across marketing, sales engineering, and product.
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I would outline the account strategy, stakeholder map, discovery process, technical validation, commercial negotiation, and measurable outcome. I would also explain how I created urgency and managed risks across the buying committee.
I tailor the message by audience: executives receive business impact, risk reduction, and strategic outcomes, while technical teams receive architecture, reliability, integration, and implementation detail. I connect both narratives through a shared success plan and measurable use cases.
I segment target accounts by fit, trigger events, and expansion potential; develop account hypotheses; and run coordinated outbound outreach across relevant personas. I inspect activity-to-meeting and meeting-to-opportunity conversion weekly and adjust quickly.
I align early on qualification criteria, technical objectives, buyer roles, and next steps. During evaluation, I ensure demonstrations and proof points address agreed business outcomes rather than becoming open-ended technical exploration.
I reassess the buying process, identify missing stakeholders or unresolved risks, and revalidate the business problem and timeline. I then create a mutual action plan with clear owners, decision criteria, and executive alignment to regain momentum.
About this role.
Astronomer empowers data teams to bring mission-critical software, analytics, and AI to life and is the company behind Astro, the industry-leading unified DataOps platform powered by Apache Airflow®. Astro accelerates building reliable data products that unlock insights, unleash AI value, and power data-driven applications. Trusted by more than 900 of the world’s leading enterprises, including Datadog, American Express, Expedia, Adobe, Autodesk, Together AI, and more, Astronomer lets businesses do more with their data. To learn more, visit www.astronomer.io.
🎯. We are actively seeking a motivated Enterprise Account Executive to join our growing sales team! This is a hunting role where you will open new doors, create opportunities, and lead the full sales cycle from prospecting to close targeting accounts over 1000 employees in the California. You will also play a critical role in expanding our existing customer base and will help shape the future of data.
🚀 This team is up 300% YOY, crushed their Q2 number at 195% of goal, and already at 65% for the year at the halfway mark!
🏅 We offer a collaborative culture where wins are celebrated together and teammates share knowledge and support.
✈️ This role includes some travel to meet with customers and teammates.
Location: We will consider qualified candidates based in the greater San Francisco Bay Area
What You Get to Do :
Drive growth together: Lead the full sales cycle from prospecting to close while partnering closely with clients and teammates.
Prospect strategically: Identify, qualify, and pursue opportunities through outbound and inbound channels.
Position solutions: Deliver compelling demonstrations and craft tailored proposals that align with customer goals.
Partner with teammates: Collaborate with marketing, sales engineering, and product to ensure a smooth handoff and long-term success.
Stay informed: Keep current on industry trends and competitive offerings to position Astro as the leading solution.
What You Bring to the Role:
5+ years of sales experience, ideally in SaaS, data platforms, or cloud solutions.
2+ years of field experience with in-person customer engagement.
Proven success running complex enterprise sales cycles in data infrastructure, developer tooling, or adjacent technical domains selling to engineering, data, or platform teams.
A history of consistent success in meeting or exceeding new business quotas in high-growth environments.
Comfort with data orchestration, analytics, or related technologies is a plus.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders.
A proactive mindset with perseverance and accountability.
Proficiency in CRM tools (Salesforce) and sales enablement platforms.
Bonus Points If You Have:
Experience selling to data teams, developers, or technical buyers.
Background in data orchestration or Airflow-related technologies.
Prior success in a startup or high-growth environment.
The estimated total compensation for this role ranges from $275,000 – $300,000, along with an equity component and a comprehensive benefits package. This range is merely an estimate, and the width of the range reflects willingness to consider candidates with broad prior seniority. Actual compensation may deviate from this range based on skills, experience, and qualifications.
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